As we all know, Samsung's
unofficial motto is "anything you can do, (I think) I can do better."
There is obviously the unfortunate incident with TouchWiz that has ended
in multiple lawsuits, but there is also the various content stores and
apps that Samsung has created in order to slowly wiggle its way from
Google's Android services. Samsung ChatON is the attempt at a
cross-platform messaging service, and now it supports SMS and MMS.
Earlier today, we heard that Samsung was also working on a
group video chat
feature similar to what you'd find in Hangouts, and adding SMS to
ChatON feels very much in that same vein. Or, you can say it is
following in the footsteps of iMessage or Facebook Messenger if you'd
like, but Hangouts is the most recent analogue. As you'd expect, along
with the usual messaging features, the update will allow you to use
ChatON as your SMS client as well.
SMS is not
coming to the iOS version of the app, but it is available for Android.
Unfortunately, the feature is only available to users in Germany and
Brazil right now. Samsung says the feature works best with the Galaxy S
3, Galaxy S4, Note 2, and Note 3, but it should work on most devices
running Ice Cream Sandwich and higher. No word yet on if the feature is
coming to more regions anytime soon.
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